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AIBU to be deeply concerned about the sheer number of unchecked undocumented unknown men coming into the UK?

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CoventryCity · 30/08/2026 09:40

This is some dystopian lord of the flies hell. Those poor women. Burned on the boat. Wth. Poor man stabbed to death. Why are the people that did this then going to be roaming free in the UK? Why are they allowed to enter the UK in the first place? Why are gangs not being 'smashed'?

Why won't the government tell us the truth about their crime rates?

AIBU to be deeply concerned about the sheer number of unchecked undocumented unknown men coming into the UK.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2243693/english-channel-small-boat-migrant-dies

Channel chaos as migrant dies, two women burned and one stabbed on same boat

Forty-five of those on board continued towards the UK and were picked up by a British rescue vessel.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2243693/english-channel-small-boat-migrant-dies

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SoThatwasSummer · 31/08/2026 09:32

AndyKitten · 31/08/2026 07:15

I’m reading two articles and it’s all a bit unclear.

Apparently it was a very busy night because there were three departures and another vessel was in distress as well.

A busy night watching them all leave ? What on earth are the French doing

EasternStandard · 31/08/2026 09:33

CoventryCity · 31/08/2026 08:49

I am smiling (chuckling actually, at times) scanning these last 2 pages posts, over a Nespresso (milky frothy but strong) coffee this morning.

Thank you @LuckyHazelFox @AndyKitten @EasternStandard for bringing some sanity to the incoherence of the unfounded shrill cries (I imagine they'd be irl) of fake news. And thank you for calling for apologies from proponents of said insanity. Worth a try :) xx

Even your coffee isn’t immune ;

No apologies from those who did get it wrong. It was full on.

CoventryCity · 31/08/2026 09:34

EasternStandard · 31/08/2026 09:33

Even your coffee isn’t immune ;

No apologies from those who did get it wrong. It was full on.

😂😆 My coffee said she doesn't mind at all, she's used to the left's lies, personal attacks, and ideological intransigence

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EasternStandard · 31/08/2026 09:35

CoventryCity · 31/08/2026 09:34

😂😆 My coffee said she doesn't mind at all, she's used to the left's lies, personal attacks, and ideological intransigence

😬

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AndyKitten · 31/08/2026 09:41

SoThatwasSummer · 31/08/2026 09:32

A busy night watching them all leave ? What on earth are the French doing

They did mount a big
rescue and had to bring some back to shore and many of the occupants of the boats stayed in Calais.

As far as I understand only one boat continued that night to the UK but it was all very confusing.

I used two news articles, one Eastern linked and another one, by Prefecture Maritime to piece it together.

GunnelVallquist · 31/08/2026 09:43

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’…the less intelligent…’

Good grief.

The arrogance is unbelievable.

EasternStandard · 31/08/2026 09:46

AndyKitten · 31/08/2026 09:41

They did mount a big
rescue and had to bring some back to shore and many of the occupants of the boats stayed in Calais.

As far as I understand only one boat continued that night to the UK but it was all very confusing.

I used two news articles, one Eastern linked and another one, by Prefecture Maritime to piece it together.

I do think it’s hard, it includes confrontation on the beach, riot gear etc, I’m surprised the French are still happy to be our border control. Perhaps that will change.

TemperanceWest · 31/08/2026 09:47

CoventryCity · 31/08/2026 09:34

😂😆 My coffee said she doesn't mind at all, she's used to the left's lies, personal attacks, and ideological intransigence

This "lefty" has told no lies, made no personal attacks (unlike your good self, but that was deleted). As for my ideology, I am not sure I have one. Just my personal beliefs and values which mostly align with the left, but not always.🙂

smallglassbottle · 31/08/2026 09:47

CoventryCity · 31/08/2026 09:37

A good article. US based, but a good read.

Leftists Will Never Self-Reflect, And They Will Never Apologize For The Horrors They Inflict

Remorse and atonement do not exist in the leftist mindset.

https://thefederalist.com/2026/08/28/leftists-will-never-self-reflect-and-they-will-never-apologize-for-the-horrors-they-inflict/?amp=&amp=

Being a Christian, I would put this into the context of them being atheists. No teaching of the regular examination of conscience, repentance and seeing others as being made in the image of God, therefore not being disposable, or things to be murdered. You only have to see what the soviet communists did to people, particularly the Orthodox Christians in their countries. Obviously, not all atheists are murderers or capable of murder, but leftism leads people down some very murky paths.

AndyKitten · 31/08/2026 09:47

GunnelVallquist · 31/08/2026 09:43

’…the less intelligent…’

Good grief.

The arrogance is unbelievable.

From someone who was fretting about an article in basic French, no less.

TemperanceWest · 31/08/2026 09:48

EasternStandard · 31/08/2026 09:35

😬

👍

GunnelVallquist · 31/08/2026 09:50

AndyKitten · 31/08/2026 09:47

From someone who was fretting about an article in basic French, no less.

The superiority complex is strong.

And totally unjustified it seems.

GiaGia16 · 31/08/2026 09:51

TemperanceWest · 31/08/2026 09:47

This "lefty" has told no lies, made no personal attacks (unlike your good self, but that was deleted). As for my ideology, I am not sure I have one. Just my personal beliefs and values which mostly align with the left, but not always.🙂

Personal beliefs and values = ideology.

InterestedDad37 · 31/08/2026 09:52

smallglassbottle · 31/08/2026 09:47

Being a Christian, I would put this into the context of them being atheists. No teaching of the regular examination of conscience, repentance and seeing others as being made in the image of God, therefore not being disposable, or things to be murdered. You only have to see what the soviet communists did to people, particularly the Orthodox Christians in their countries. Obviously, not all atheists are murderers or capable of murder, but leftism leads people down some very murky paths.

😂😂😂
It's perfectly possible to be an atheist and have morals and a conscience.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 31/08/2026 09:54

EasternStandard · 30/08/2026 14:48

The Dublin Agreement hasn’t resolved this anywhere. The numbers returned are tiny due to criteria and acceptance rules, we took more than returned.

If it did as you suggest Germany and France would send people en masse back to Spain, Greece and Italy. They can’t.

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Don't spoil it with inconvenient facts, EasternStandard - and you probably weren't supposed to know this anyway

These things are always parroted in attempts to close it down, and the intention's made clear when there's no follow up if wiser posters refute them

EasternStandard · 31/08/2026 09:54

AndyKitten · 31/08/2026 09:47

From someone who was fretting about an article in basic French, no less.

Plus the actual post with the link had the relevant translation.

smallglassbottle · 31/08/2026 09:55

InterestedDad37 · 31/08/2026 09:52

😂😂😂
It's perfectly possible to be an atheist and have morals and a conscience.

I would argue that those come from God in the first place, but, having free will, means that not everyone lives by them.

InterestedDad37 · 31/08/2026 09:56

smallglassbottle · 31/08/2026 09:55

I would argue that those come from God in the first place, but, having free will, means that not everyone lives by them.

Clearly I would argue that this isn't correct, because I firmly believe that there is no such thing as a god or a creator 🙂

smallglassbottle · 31/08/2026 09:57

InterestedDad37 · 31/08/2026 09:56

Clearly I would argue that this isn't correct, because I firmly believe that there is no such thing as a god or a creator 🙂

That's your choice of course. I'm not arguing against that.

aliceyyyy2654 · 31/08/2026 09:59

Cardhey · 30/08/2026 10:27

It’s a bloody joke and they don’t even know the true numbers…. It’s very scary as British will be a minority at this rate….

😂😂😂

TemperanceWest · 31/08/2026 10:01

GiaGia16 · 31/08/2026 09:51

Personal beliefs and values = ideology.

True enough. But if my ideology is personal to me how would any one know if I commit ideological intransigence? Summat to ponder.

CoventryCity · 31/08/2026 10:03

EasternStandard · 31/08/2026 09:54

Plus the actual post with the link had the relevant translation.

My op also had ALL the information - within or linked. Extraordinary how some posters have spent pages and pages trying to refute it. Bizarre. But. Not a surprise.

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Puzzledandpissedoff · 31/08/2026 10:05

Vanillaicelatte · 30/08/2026 15:06

Exactly Spain has given 500k illegal people temporary 2 year permit to work

I have no idea if this permit will eventually legalize them

but to give that to people who have entered illegally or overstayed visa is stupid and will just encourage more to to do the same

You're right of course, VanillaIcedLatte, and the same could be said about the 100s of 1000s who've been accepted under various "amnesties"

We're told these only involved those carefully screened (as if) and doubtless it makes the backlog look better, but such schemes are just another draw

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